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This technique is called hatching, because the relays line up. If you were to employ this technique randomly, it's called irregular hatching. Both of these are used to create colour illusions. The technique isn't hard in itself, but it can be used in very sophisticated ways to produce subtle shifts ...

Leg of lamb, here. Ditto with trimmings. No cats to trip me up, though.

What a perfectly wonderful dinky Singer!

Lovely! Can I offer moss? (Can you tell I've been in the gardens...)

Yes, the Julian calendar does make for difficulties. But perhaps we can have two celebrations?

Tidying up for the Easter tea party. *sweep sweep* All the painted eggs are hanging from pussy willow branches in honour of Lyudmila. The shelves are stocked, and the flowers have all been placed in readiness.

I've been doing a bit of sampling before heading off on this retreat, mostly to remind myself how one actually weaves... here's one for you. The reason it might be interesting is that, along with wools designed for tapestry weaving, I also experimented with "tapestry wool", which (despite ...

The detail will be amazing!

Better out than in?

Winter has arrived smack on time. (Not) Cold, wet, sleet: the worst possible weather for the young lambs. It's meant to brighten up tomorrow!

Mud! (We are still Very Wet here.)

We have lambs! (I'll need to adjust the head of one of them!) I'm not going to fill the space with ewes and lambs, as I only saw a few that day, so the rest of the field will be green, I guess.

@Mabel: so funny. The tell-tale shake of the head, which says "I meant to do that, and you'll never persuade me otherwise."

Yes, the cartoon getaway. Only missing the bongos. Known to ruin sanded and waxed floors.

Can't do without those mead halls!

Excellent start!

And new licence has been obtained (once it's delivered, of course). We chased around to find a Post Office that had a D1 form (for a licence). Who knew that not all POs are created equal? Trucked out to the nearest full service PO via a circuitous route, as one of the main roads was only open in one...

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:lol: A good illustration of the importance of punctuation! But poor kitty; it is slightly reassuring that even the feline Masters of the Universe cannot resist food that is bad for them. In which case, how can we limited humans expect to abstain? My MP used to be a MEP (he of the famous "leave...

These are so cute (especially for slugs). Have made me forget my “troubles”.

Well, yeah!

Yes, I can vote. Of course, under the devolved settlement, licenses of this sort (never mind passports) are “reserved”. But I’ll be sure to vote for an MP that might be able to change that situation…!